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reg.

reg. is the abbreviation of register.

reg. is the abbreviation of regular.

Meaning of register

Noun

register (plural registers)

  1. A formal recording of names, events, transactions, etc.
    • The teacher took the register by calling out each child's name.
  2. A book of such entries.
    • As you have one eye upon my follies, […] turn another into the register of your own.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  3. An entry in such a book.
  4. The act of registering.
  5. A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel, to be used as evidence of nationality or as a muniment of title.
  6. One who registers or records; a registrar; especially, a public officer charged with the duty of recording certain transactions or events.
    • a register of deeds

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Meaning of regular

Noun

regular (plural regulars)

  1. A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
  2. A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.
    • Bartenders usually know their regulars by name.
  3. A member of the armed forces or police force.
    1. (Singapore) Synonym of regular serviceman; a member of the Singapore Armed Forces, Police Force or Civil Defence Force who has signed on, i.e., chosen to work full-time beyond their required length of national service.
      • Boss, this is the situation. They were regulars in the army. They’ve left the army and are taxi drivers now. He was a commando and he was a state boxer. They don’t earn much and there’s no end.2004, Ong Lay Jinn, 00:24:49 from the start, in Perth: The Geylang Massacre
  4. A frequent customer, client or business partner.
    • This gentleman was one of the architect's regulars.
  5. A character who appears in every episode of a TV series; a member of the regular cast.
    • When it comes to regulars, some shows feature ensemble casts in which all the characters are more or less equal and the focus of the show shifts from one member of the ensemble to another from episode to episode.2013, Ray Morton, A Quick Guide to Television Writing, Bloomsbury, →ISBN

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Questions about reg.

What is reg. the abbreviation of?
Reg. is the abbreviation of register.

Words near reg. in the dictionary

  1. reg
  2. Reg Grundies
  3. Reg Grundys
  4. Reg'l
  5. reg'lar
  6. reg.
  7. Reg. Prof.
  8. Rega
  9. regadenoson
  10. regag
  11. regage

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reg. (page history and authors); register (page history and authors); regular (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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